calNgary

Sorry we dont have log cabins a post mention staying in a cabin in winter, we have furnished 4 bed homes for $800 pw including airport meet, starter hamper, mobi, 45mins from brisbane cbd 15mins from gold coast hinterland

KateandPhil

Hi there
Just reading old threads on short term rentals in the bayside area. We are a family of 4 coming over on a reccie trip in february. We received our visas in september after a long wait so want to find the right place before we come over for good.
Are you still in cleveland? If so what do you think of the area?
Any info would be grately appreciated
Thanks Kate

Rudi

Hi (again) Kate

Cleveland and the surrounding area is lovely. It's a good area, close to the water. There are excellent schools locally and plenty for kids and families to do. It's on the trainline into Brisbane and only 50 mins from the Gold Coast so you get the best of both worlds.

Just south of Cleveland in Thornlands, Victoria Point and Redland Bay there are a good mix of suburban and rural properties. We live on acreage, but are only 5 mins from Victoria point, so it's very convenient.

Hope that helps.

Love

Rudi
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zenamethyst

if you are looking to rent for 6 months then we found that renting an unfurnished apartment and then getting some stuff from op (charity) shops and renting appliances ended up a hell of a lot cheaper! We were paying $230 a week for a 2 bedroom new townhouse spitting distance from the beach and 30 mins from the centre of Brisbane. Radio rentals have a scheme where you can rent washing machines/fridges etc on a week by week basis and you don't have any get out fees when you want them to pick it up - give them 24 hours notice that you want to cancel that's all! Or buy appliances 2nd hand from the paper or ebay and Bunnings hire out trailers for $20-$30 a day or a man with van would deliver

We spent our first weeks in a holiday let - tiny house with no aircon, no fans, next to a main road over the road from a train line - oh and the neighbours were renovating from 7am every morning there was hammering and drilling grrrrrrrr! Not good with jet lag
We paid $850 a week for the pleasure of a very basically kitted out house and tbh would have been better off staying in a hotel when we first got here but when your'e in the uk the cost of the rental seemed quite reasonable - we booked online and paid for 2 weeks............

I recommend getting a nice, comfy, quiet hotel till you get over the jet lag and get your uk driving licence swapped to an australian one and then go and rent a unfurnished rental that you can actually see before you rent! ID wise they were happy to have my australian driving licence as id and a copy of a bank statement (bank account sent up with westpac before we left uk and picked up cards from the branch when we arrived - very easy) showing we could pay the rent. I also had a friend/collegue write up a personal reference for us before we left the uk and gave the real estate agent a copy which helped

Hope this helps

spadgersdad

Excellent post, would agree with you always best to have a look at rentals before you pay any money, we always tell people that stay with us, have a look first as brochures and internet can be very decieving.
Hotel or someone that has been recommended for your first few weeks in Australia is a must, as you want your first impressions of Australia to be good ones.
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